grammarically

Grammarically is a neologism used to refer to aspects or approaches that center on grammar in a systematic way. Unlike the more common adverb grammatically, grammarically is sometimes employed to signal a focus on the structure and rules of language beyond surface form or prescriptive correctness. The term remains informal and not widely standardized.

Derived from grammar, with the suffix -ically, the coinage mirrors other adverbial formations such as humorously or logically. It appears in online discussions, educational writing, and some academic contexts as a descriptor for methods, analyses, or tools that prioritize grammatical theory or analysis.

In linguistics and language teaching, grammarically oriented work tends to analyze syntax, morphology, and sentence construction rather than only how sentences are used in practice. In natural language processing, grammarically informed approaches fuse grammatical rules with statistical methods to improve parsing, error detection, and generation.

Because grammarically is not standard usage, it can cause confusion with grammatically. In formal writing, writers typically prefer grammatically when describing adherence to grammar rules, and reserve grammarically for discussions about grammar-focused methods or analyses.

See also: grammatically; prescriptive grammar; descriptive grammar; natural language processing; grammar checking.